Hiigel v. General Motors Corporation

Decided February 9, 1976. Robert B. Lee wrote the opinion for the court.

544 P.2d 983 · Cited 177 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Seely v. White Motor Co. · 403 P.2d 145
• Santor v. a & M KARAGHEUSIAN, INC. · 207 A.2d 305
• Anderson v. Klix Chemical Co. · 472 P.2d 806
• Crane v. Sears Roebuck & Co. · 218 Cal. App. 2d 855
• Cherokee Investment Co. v. Voiles · 443 P.2d 727
• Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc. · 161 A.2d 69
• Canifax v. Hercules Powder Co. · 237 Cal. App. 2d 44
• Huscher v. Pfost · 221 P.2d 931
• Bradford v. Bendix-Westinghouse Auto. Air Brake Co. · 517 P.2d 406
• Hiigel v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP., CHEVROLET MOT. DIV. · 525 P.2d 1198

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